Capella is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #26312d |
| Complementary Color | #cdd9d5 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (338.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.94% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Capella Color. The Minuet White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rose Marble (#ceb9c4) for more energetic effect. Try Blossom Powder as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cdd9d5 is the best complementary color to Capella. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9ced2 complementary color is Conch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swiss Coffee are #d9cdd7 and #d9cfcd. Thus found on the left and right of #d9ced2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lola and Swiss Coffee colors as they work well with Capella.
The split-complementary Capella palette consists of #cdd7d9 and #cdd9cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdd9d5). Try Tiara and Tasman colors in combination with #d9ced2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #d9ced2 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Capella. Thus Ghost and Tasman giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Capella contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Conch, Celeste, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9ced2 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Capella tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#cdd9d5) and two others. The Tasman is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Suit – 120° from the complementary Conch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1d9cd and #d5cdd9.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9ced2 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Capella has a hue angle of 338.18°, a saturation of 12.64% and a lightness of 82.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9ced2 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9ced2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,206,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 2.75, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(338.18,12.64%,82.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(338.18,5.07%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.7296,4.5063,-0.6286) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.3194,63.5475,69.9541) |